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ISG plc is expected to follow its subsidiary companies by entering administration today. Six of the contractor's subsidiaries, including ISG Construction, applied to enter administration yesterday.

Kevin McColgan has stood down as CEO of Aberdeenshire-based Bancon Group with effect from today. In a statement, Bancon said Mr McColgan – an experienced construction industry leader who was appointed to the role in September 2023 – was standing down "due to personal reasons".

Helping to sustain small businesses and community organisations, making Argyll and Bute more investor-ready, and improving the area’s towns and villages as places to live, work and visit are just some of the benefits from £45 million of investment secured by Argyll and Bute Council. At a

A man is suing a real estate company after finding out out that Jeff Bezos purchased his home for a discounted price. The Brazilian businessman claims he was deceived into selling his Miami Beach mansion for $6 million (c. £4.5m) less than its worth.

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced the membership of Millar & Bryce as an associate member. The CIE provides a rigorous and transparent approach to property search governance standards, with data integrity, accuracy and transparency underpinning values in the overall prov

Residential property prices in Scotland rose at the fastest rate since mid-2022 according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and Scottish surveyors expect sales and prices to rise over the next three months. A net balance of 39% of

Work to update the heating system at Troon Leisure Club will start on Monday 30 September. The facility will be open as normal throughout the upgrade, which is scheduled to last around six weeks.

Residents have been left baffled by a mural of a fisherman which has been painted upside down. The painting, created by Argentinian artist Seba Cener, appeared on the side of a carpet shop in Fleetwood, Lancashire, and shows a fisherman surrounded by a swirling sea.

These are challenging times for all businesses: the Covid-19 pandemic, high interest rates, skills shortages, disruptions in the supply chain and a dramatic increase in the cost of living have made life unusually difficult. All these unwelcome events have highlighted a crucial fact: that whatever a

Livingston-based engineering firm Glenevin Limited and its subsidiary GCL Hire Limited have been placed into administration with the loss of 45 jobs. Founded in 2013, the firm specialised in multi-utility infrastructure and was involved in the construction of full fibre broadband networks

England's former housing secretary Michael Gove has said criminal prosecutions should be brought against Grenfell Tower cladding firms. The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry, published last week, said the west London tower block was covered in combustible products because of the “syste

Callander residents are being invited to a series of community engagement sessions to discuss updates on the flood protection scheme and surface water management plan. The flooding team at Stirling Council are conducting a six-week engagement programme with local people, ending on 14 October.

Highland communities will gain from a policy which seeks to secure meaningful environmental, social, and economic benefits through the Highland Council’s procurement activities. The newly agreed Highland Community Benefit Policy will ensure that community benefits are routinely considered duri

As the season change and at the start of autumn, Angus Council has allocated uncommitted reserves towards the cost of storm damage from earlier this year, and just over £0.5m to prepare for weather events in the coming months. The council had some £470,000 of unbudgeted costs from Storms

The Highland Council has approved over £800,000 of funding for 49 projects which will benefit local communities. The Highland Strategic Local Action Group met last month to consider and agree funding for the projects submitted to the Community Led Local Development Fund (CLLD), which makes up